LIMA, Wis. (AP) — Sheriff's officials say a woman fatally shot her father at a residence in Sheboygan County and then killed herself. SWAT officers were sent to a home in the Town of Lima about 2 p.m. Thursday w after the 38-year-old woman told dispatchers she was armed, had killed someone and was suicidal. Authorities on Friday said deputies and medical units responded to the home and found the […]
Fond du Lac High School’s Chess Club team of John Drehmel, Max Gilles, Oliver Kuphal, Karan Singh, and Ben Vandermolen took first place at the Wisconsin Scholastic State Chess Championship on April 22 in the K-12 U800 division with a nearly perfect score of 19 out of 20 points. Coach Pedro Arellano said, “This exceptional team also swept first, second, third, and fourth place individual trophies.” Three of the students […]
CTH VV (PIONEER RD) from Hickory Street to Rogersville Road Schedule: April 2017 thru November 2017 Description of work: This project will include the reconstruction of CTH VV (Pioneer Road) from Hickory Street to Rogersville Road. The signalized intersection at Pioneer Road and Military Road will be converted to a roundabout. Work will include grading, water main, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, base aggregate, concrete pavement, curb and gutter, and sidewalk, […]
Celebrate Marian University weekend continues Saturday. The celebration started Thursday with a 24 hour day of giving and continues Saturday with several events open to the public. Marian's annual Splatter Run will begin at the Regina parking lot with registration at 8:00 a.m. Saturday, and the race will begin at 8:30 a.m. Registration is $10. A taco food truck will begin serving at 11am. Other events include 3 on 3 Basketball, alumni soccer games, […]
Marian University is holding its annual Celebrate Marian this weekend Saturday, April 29 Splatter Run: Marian's annual Splatter Run will begin at the Regina Parking Lot. Registration will begin at 8:00 a.m., and the race will begin at 8:30 a.m. Registration is $10. Marian will have a food truck available serving tacos beginning at 11 a.m. 3 on 3 Basketball: Marian will host 3 on 3 basketball games in the Sadoff Gymnasium […]
A Fond du Lac High School student accused of making threats to “shoot up the school” has been arrested. Seventeen year old Carlos Martinez made his initial Fond du lac court appearance Friday on charges of making terrorist threats and disorderly conduct. Bail was set at $500 cash. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 12th. Martinez was arrested after other students overheard him allegedly make the threat outside […]
The Fond du Lac County Dairy and Livestock extension agent says at least two of the four dairy farms in Fond du Lac County impacted by a milk dispute with Canada have found new buyers. Dozens of Wisconsin dairy farmers face going out of business after a change in Canada’s domestic pricing policy evaporated demand for U.S. milk including four in Fond du Lac County. Extension agent Tina Coleman says […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A dairy group says most of Wisconsin's 58 dairy farms desperately looking for new milk buyers before a Monday deadline have found them. The Dairy Business Milk Marketing Cooperative said in a news release Thursday the group believes most farmers dropped by Grassland Dairy earlier this month found new buyers. Grassland notified the farms it'd stop buying their milk May 1 after Canada changed its dairy […]
Area police departments are asking residents to clean out their medicine cabinets when they do their spring cleaning this month. In conjuction with Drug Free Communities of Fond du lac County, the local law enforcement agencies are asking residents to dispose of their unwanted, outdated medications at area drug drop boxes. North Fond du Lac police chief Darren Pautsch says there are ten drug drop boxes in the county. Since […]